Day 4: When I had a really bad attitude walking across Brooklyn Bridge

Friday, 15 March

Carrie made us delicious crepes for breakfast!  What a great hostess.  We walked into the subway to head into the city and lo and BEHOLD a man is peeing gallons onto the corner wall!!  My mouth immediately dropped in shock and disgust.  He did say "Pardon me, ma'm."  (and he obviously had to go really bad), to which Perris replies chipper-like, "No problem, it's hard to find a place to go around here!"  So that was exciting...?

We headed straight to the 9/11 Memorial site, where we met with our friend, Ram, who went to school with Perris.  He is from Nepal, and just a sweetheart.  He took us to eat lunch at an asian place called Koko.  I had some meatless sushi, which was good.  I was already stuffed from breakfast, so I was looking for LIGHT meal.  It was great to visit with him.  We walked across the street to the memorial, which really was cool.  It was SUPER windy and freezing.  On our walk back I needed a bathroom pronto, so we stopped at the Trinity church (nicest toilet paper I found in NYC).  Then up to Soho to look at some shoes and meet Beau to say goodbye.  He took us to the Carhartt store (Perris was drooling, and Beau bought a few things for himself), a must for these Wisconsin-raised boys!  We parted with Beau and headed to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.  It was like walking to my death.

 Ok it wasn't death, but I was freezing and exhausted (especially by day 4 of walking, my muscles said "STOP! Please oh please, STOP!").  And it took like 40 minutes to walk across.  Thank goodness for little benches along the way.  We met Carrie and sweet little Lenna at Grimaldi's pizza; a welcome meal after my death walk.  It was delicious!!  They said "Brooklyn Root Beer" on the menu, but then it was Stewart's Root Beer.  Please.  That ain't from Brooklyn.  But still yummy!!

 I made my best joke of the trip when Perris said a silly statement with a question, to which I replied, "That is sooooo down under the manhattan/brooklyn bridge...."  We laughed.  Me especially.

 Carrie took us to her favorite chocolate place, Jacque Torres, which was quite yummy.  She showed us a bit of that area by the river including "Jane's carousel" and some parks.   This is DUMBO, "Down under the manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge overpass".  Then we were home and chatting and going to bed!!

Perris is a really sweet Dad.  I just can't wait to see a daughter string him along like this.  Haha!